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McCool Junction Nebraska Map

Explore McCool Junction, Nebraska, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of McCool Junction, Nebraska

How to Use This McCool Junction, Nebraska Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for McCool Junction, Nebraska. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Nebraska or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to McCool Junction.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	McCool Junction
State	Nebraska (NE)
County	York County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	40.744176
Longitude	-97.59755
Population	453
Density	362.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	68401
Area Code	402
County Seat	York
School District	McCool Junction Public Schools

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About McCool Junction, Nebraska

McCool Junction is a locality in York County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 453. The population density is 362.1 people per km². McCool Junction is located at 40.7442°N, 97.5975°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. McCool Junction is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68401.

McCool Junction emerges from the flat, expansive horizon of the Great Plains as a quiet intersection of human industry and the unrelenting Nebraska sky. It lies 40.9 miles east-southeast of Grand Island, NE (from Grand Island, NE: bearing 108°T), and is situated 8.6 miles south of York. Galaway Creek carves a thin, serpentine path through the surrounding fields, its banks providing a subtle change in elevation that disrupts the otherwise level expanse of fertile soil. At dusk, the light stretches thin and amber across the prairie, turning the dry stalks of late-season crops into a gilded sea that sighs under the pressure of a persistent wind. Only two miles distant, the still waters of Weiss Reservoir capture the deepening violet of the evening, acting as a mirror for the vast, cloud-streaked canopy that defines life in this rural corridor.

McCool Junction retains the character of an enduring agrarian outpost, where the rhythms of the grain elevator and the seasonal cycle of planting and harvest dictate the pace of the day. The local economy remains deeply tethered to the productivity of the surrounding acreage, a legacy of settlement that prioritizes resilience and steady, deliberate growth. Residents often look four miles away to the York County Waterfowl Production Area for a reminder of the wilder, uncultivated state of the region, where native grasses provide a sanctuary for migratory life. For those seeking a longer trek, the York-Harrison Park Trails offer a path through the landscape that feels far removed from the mechanical hum of the modern world. In this corner of the state, the history of the soil is written in the furrowed rows that stretch toward the horizon, marking a place where the people have learned to find beauty in the sheer, unadorned scale of their home.

Nearby Outdoor Places

York County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 3.6 mi, 136° SE
Fillmore County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 4.0 mi, 142° SE
Crossing the Plains Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 5.8 mi, 021° N
Hidden Marsh Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.9 mi, 111° E
Kirkpatrick Basin North Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.3 mi, 329° NW
Linear Park (Local Park) — 7.8 mi, 003° N
Anna Bemis Palmer Museum (Museum) — 8.6 mi, 002° N
Clayton Museum of Ancient History (Museum) — 8.7 mi, 006° N
Mincks Park And Family Aquatic Center (Local Park) — 9.0 mi, 010° N
Cornerstone Sports Complex (Local Recreation) — 9.6 mi, 002° N
Hamilton County Waterfowl Production Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 17.4 mi, 273° W · 324 acres
Seward County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 20.9 mi, 072° E
Plainsman Museum (Museum) — 22.3 mi, 291° W
Stage (Theatre) — 25.5 mi, 360° N
Saline County Museum (Museum) — 26.3 mi, 105° E
Heartfelt Memorial (Monument) — 29.0 mi, 066° NE
Bruning Army Airfield (Historic Ruins) — 29.1 mi, 163° S
War Memorial (Monument) — 30.5 mi, 005° N
Frager Field (Historic Ruins) — 32.7 mi, 230° SW
Saline Fsa (National Wildlife Refuge) — 33.0 mi, 137° SE · 124 acres
Heber Hord House historical marker (Monument) — 33.2 mi, 321° NW
Cassell Open Air Theatre (Theatre) — 35.0 mi, 104° E
Art Center (Arts Centre) — 42.0 mi, 256° W
Verley Prairie (Nature Reserve) — 42.4 mi, 087° E
Bison Viewing Area (Viewpoint) — 42.8 mi, 087° E
Hilltop Prairie (Nature Reserve) — 42.8 mi, 087° E
Mall 7 Cinemas (Cinema) — 43.0 mi, 288° W
Lovewell State Park (State Park) — 62.1 mi, 203° SW
Eugene T. Mahoney State Park (State Park) — 69.3 mi, 074° E

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